Du Jiaojiao had some guesses in her heart, but she was unwilling to believe them.
Mu Feng, seeing her thoughts, poured cold water on her.
"I heard that in your generation of the Du family, you are the only girl with no male heirs, and the future successor of the Du family will be chosen from among you."
His reminder made Du Jiaojiao lower her head, a trace of anger in her eyes.
She didn't ask for money from her family, nor did she want to use any of the Du family's resources, all to avoid gossip.
Moreover, she never took the Du family's company seriously. A company with assets of less than two hundred million yuan held no interest for her. If she truly wanted to develop in business, she would have long ago gone to help her cousin.
Her cousin's company had more momentum than the family business.
"I'm going upstairs to borrow a car from my cousin. We'll talk about this later."
Du Jiaojiao was slightly dejected. She took out a gift from the car trunk – a painting.
Upon seeing the painting, Mu Feng's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Where did you buy this painting?"
Du Jiaojiao handed it directly to Mu Feng: "I bought it a long time ago, overseas, from an old man."
"It only cost about three thousand yuan at the time."
"Today, I was planning to give this painting to my teacher. Actually, I didn't want to go to the class reunion, but my teacher will be there. My teacher was very good to me when I was in school, and it happens to be his birthday."
As she spoke, she didn't know what she was thinking, and her face turned slightly red.
"I'll go get the car keys first, wait for me!"
Then she stuffed the painting into Mu Feng's hand.
Mu Feng watched her charming back as she left, then slowly unfolded the painting, his eyes filled with surprise.
Du Jiaojiao soon ran back, her small face still flushed, and breathlessly threw the car keys to Mu Feng: "Here are the car keys, you drive, I'll give you directions."
Mu Feng drove, and they soon arrived at a hotel.
The Kerry Hotel was one of the top three hotels in Qinghai. Beautiful women in qipaos stood in a line at the entrance. As they bowed slightly and welcomed guests,
Their fair skin was almost dazzling.
"Hello, do you have a reservation?"
Just as Du Jiaojiao was about to answer, a mocking voice suddenly came from behind her: "How rare, I didn't expect you, Du Jiaojiao, to attend the teacher's birthday banquet."
Hearing this voice, Du Jiaojiao's eyebrows shot up, and she turned around sharply.
Seeing the person speaking, her face flushed with anger.
"Zhang Meili, no one would think you're mute if you didn't speak."
"You actually have the nerve to come. If I were you, I would have found a hole to crawl into."
Watching the heavily made-up woman's back as she left, Mu Feng clearly saw the mockery in her eyes, as well as a strange hint of something else.
The woman's face was not particularly attractive, and her heavy makeup added a touch of vulgarity.
Coupled with her somewhat revealing clothes, many people couldn't help but glance at her more than once.
Nowadays, to attract attention, one either had to be extremely beautiful or daring to reveal.
"Don't look at her!"
Du Jiaojiao noticed that Mu Feng's gaze was on Zhang Meili, and she angrily cupped Mu Feng's face with her small hand, turning it back.
"Do you believe me if I tell my cousin that you're looking at other women outside? And even if you were to look at those beautiful hostesses, it would be better than looking at that woman. Is she really that beautiful?"
Mu Feng's lips curled into a slight arc: "She's not beautiful, but she is indeed very calculating."
"I'm afraid she has already planned this for you today, to make you lose face."
Hearing this, Du Jiaojiao became like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, her tiger teeth even showing in her anger: "My grandmother won't fall for her tricks again. Let's go, we'll go in now."
"Anyway, I didn't plan to eat here today. I just want to meet my teacher, give the gift, and then I'll find an excuse to leave.
I find those people annoying."
After speaking, she swayed her hips and walked inside.
Mu Feng followed behind with a smile, his eyes thoughtful.
They soon arrived at a large private room on the third floor of the hotel. The lively sounds of conversation could be heard from outside the door.
A quick glance revealed that there were more than twenty people sitting in the room, both men and women.
The person sitting in the main seat was an elder, with white hair, vigorous spirit, and a kindly smile on his face.
However, as Du Jiaojiao walked into the room, all eyes turned to her, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet.
Zhang Meili suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Du Jiaojiao? When you came today, didn't you bring fruit again?"
Hearing this, a burst of laughter erupted in the room.
Du Jiaojiao's face flushed, and she gritted her teeth. That incident had made it difficult for her to hold her head up in front of everyone.
It was precisely because Zhang Meili had sent her a message, telling her that the teacher did not allow gifts, that she had prepared to buy some fruit, and had bought a fruit basket. She had treated the other woman as a friend, but she hadn't expected that woman to be so calculating.
Faced with the expensive gifts presented by everyone, while she only held a basket of fruit, the embarrassment was still unforgettable.
The elder looked at the laughing students and coughed: "A small gift carries great meaning. The fruit Jiaojiao gave me last time was my most satisfying gift. I've already told everyone not to spend too much."
"If anyone brings a gift again this time, don't blame me for getting angry."
Du Jiaojiao's face broke into a smile: "Teacher, but I really brought you a gift this time!"
"Then I still can't accept it. Last time I returned all the gifts and only kept your fruit. Your wife said the fruit was very fresh and asked me to bring more back the next time I attend an banquet."
The elder clearly showed favoritism towards Du Jiaojiao, making the other students present feel a bit awkward.
Zhang Meili's eyes were filled with mockery, but she said nothing this time.
She clearly had a winning mentality.
The elder's gaze turned to Mu Feng, and he said with a smile: "This young man, is he your boyfriend?"
"He looks talented and has a good demeanor."
Du Jiaojiao was about to deny it when Mu Feng stepped forward and shook the elder's hand: "Professor Li, we've met before, at Qinghai University."
Professor Li looked at Mu Feng with some surprise: "Are you also a student at our school?"
Mu Feng slowly shook his head: "I am not a student, but I have visited your school several times."
"I was also present at one of the conferences," Mu Feng whispered a few words into Professor Li's ear with a smile.
Disbelief flickered in Professor Li's eyes: "It's you!"